# Omnibus Evil MFers in the news thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496 "2023-05-03T11:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/761 "2024-02-27T20:23:56Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > When it doesn’t work, it goes away. Good thing this went away: > **[McSpaghetti](https://mcdonalds.fandom.com/wiki/McSpaghetti)** > > The McSpaghetti, introduced in the early 1970s, is a Spaghetti dish which includes pasta, marinara sauce, meatballs, and cheese topping. It was discontinued in 1980 (everywhere in most of the countries), except in Orlando, Florida, and the... ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/762 "2024-02-27T20:32:20Z")
If you want fast food spaghetti go to Jollibee. They’re famous for it. > **[Jollibee | Delivery & Carryout Online - Joy Served Daily!](https://www.jollibeefoods.com/)** > > Jollibee is the home of next-level Fried Chicken, Burgers and Pies. Discover our menu & order delivery or pickup from a restaurant near you (US & Canada). Joy served daily! I can’t vouch for how good it is since I’ve never gone there (even though there is one not far from where I live). It’s a very successful fast food franchise based out of the Philippines, and they serve Filipino style spaghetti, which uses a sauce made from tomatoes, banana-based ketchup, and brown sugar (so it’s much sweeter than Italian marinara). Also, Filipino spaghetti has sliced hotdogs in it. (Jollibee also adds ground beef and diced ham as well.) I grew up in a Filipino neighborhood and ate plenty of Filipino food as a kid, but don’t ever remember eating **that**. I’m not sure if I’d like it, it certainly sounds horrible. But it’s one of their key dishes and they are a huge success, so what do I know. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/763 "2024-02-27T20:38:36Z")
The McHot Dog didn’t get rave reviews either. Wendy’s has experienced several breakfast menu flops starting in the mid-1980s. The latest iteration seems to be doing better, but the company [has been cautious about revealing data](http://nrn.com/finance/how-s-wendy-s-breakfast-doing-three-years). > [@](#): > > “We transitioned away from disclosing breakfast sales mix targets as we measure the success of the breakfast business by sales volumes,” a company spokesperson said. That means a new goal of reaching $3,000 to $3,500 in breakfast sales per restaurant per week. Maybe the Wendy’s master plan to jack up prices at busy meal times will be a resounding success, who knows? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/764 "2024-02-27T20:56:34Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The McHot Dog didn’t get rave reviews either. I vaguely remember that, I don’t think I ever had one. I _did_ get the grilled hot dogs at Burger King and they were pretty good. Also, Burger King shocked me with how good their tacos were. Of all things, they served a really good **taco**. Sadly, both their hot dogs and tacos are long gone. 😢 > [@Jackmannii](#): > > Wendy’s has experienced several breakfast menu flops starting in the mid-1980s. The latest iteration seems to be doing better, but the company [has been cautious about revealing data](http://nrn.com/finance/how-s-wendy-s-breakfast-doing-three-years). I love Wendy’s breakfast, it’s my favorite place to grab a breakfast sandwich. I love their potato wedges and their Breakfast Baconator is possibly the best fast food breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had. It has been a long time since I’ve actually ordered it since I don’t eat fast food barely ever, but dang it is good. I would believe that their breakfast is successful because in my opinion they have done a fantastic job with their menu items. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/765 "2024-02-27T21:20:52Z")
Apparently the reverend is a perv with little to no self control. I think that a man like that would not be deterred by a burlap bag. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/766 "2024-02-27T21:48:10Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I love Wendy’s breakfast, it’s my favorite place to grab a breakfast sandwich. I love their potato wedges and their Breakfast Baconator is possibly the best fast food breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had. Seconded. Those potatoes are amazing. Guess I’m having Wendy’s for breakfast tomorrow now… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/767 "2024-02-27T22:03:37Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > local Wendy’s eliminating ordering food at the counter. Supposedly you have to put in your selection at machines located near the door. I often walk into McDonald’s and make note of who walked in before me. Inevitably it’s a couple, 20-30 yrs old, who head for the ordering kiosk. By the time I walk to the counter, look at the menu, order, and get my drink… you guessed it… they’re halfway through their clicking: Go to the “_Burgers_” screen, scroll down, figure out that a McCrispy is in the “_Chicken_” menu, choose the Spicy McCrispy, say no to Deluxe, get sent to the “additional condiment choices” screen, then back out and over to the _Fries and Sides_ screen… I hear them: “Where’s the McChicken, oh, I think it’s on the… _Value Menu?_ Wait, don’t click that, unless you want two for three dollars…” I often wonder, do they not see us boomers just walking in and leaving with food while they’re dinking around? . > [@Atamasama](#): > > I love Wendy’s breakfast… Hey, go in Thursday right when they open and maybe it’ll be two bucks… ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/768 "2024-02-27T22:11:25Z")
NASDAQ shows Wendy’s stock rose $0.05/share - 0.028% ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/769 "2024-02-27T22:12:01Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I often wonder, do they not see us boomers just walking in and leaving with food while they’re dinking around? My speculation is that these people, despite being young, aren’t particularly tech-savvy. If you really want to save time, just order on the app first then come pick it up. It’s even faster than traditional ordering since the transaction has already occurred and presumably your food is waiting for you when you arrive. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/770 "2024-02-27T22:32:56Z")
They don’t start prepping your order until you check in at either the drive through or the counter or announce your arrival on the app (curbside) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/771 "2024-02-27T23:19:48Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > …and Wendy’s executives planning to try out “surge pricing”? > > Um, okay. Naturally, like XKCD, there’s a [TVtrope](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArsonMurderAndJaywalking) for that. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/772 "2024-02-28T00:03:59Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If you really want to save time, just order on the app first then come pick it up. I bet the app is at least as awkward to use as the lobby kiosk. Plus the tiny screen adds its own difficulties. So the total time expended is probably as great or greater with the app. What the app saves, is time _at the store_, since you already blew 4 minutes pecking at the app back at your desk or whatever. Now if you often order the same thing and the app or the kiosk has a way to recogize you and has a favorites button for “@Atamasama’s usual lunch”, now that could get pretty quick. I know the one time in my life I tried to use a McDs order kiosk (about a month ago in an empty lobby), it was a 5 minute ordeal to order an Egg McMuffin combo meal plus one extra Egg McMuffin. @digs was right; far quicker to talk to the human, assuming they are available to be talked to. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/773 "2024-02-28T01:03:09Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I bet the app is at least as awkward to use as the lobby kiosk. Plus the tiny screen adds its own difficulties. So the total time expended is probably as great or greater with the app. What the app saves, is time _at the store_, since you already blew 4 minutes pecking at the app back at your desk or whatever. Quite possibly. I haven’t used the app though I’ve used apps for other restaurants (and ordered on web sites). Experiences definitely vary. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/774 "2024-02-28T02:49:02Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Maybe prices get better for everyone, on average, if they don’t have to have a bigger sales area or kitchen just to accommodate a couple of hours of extremely high demand that only happens at lunch and dinner. Yeah, who could have anticipated that a place that serves food would have to accommodate a couple of hours of extremely high demand that only happens at lunch and dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/775 "2024-02-28T03:53:15Z")
This may not be as reprehensible as Wendy’s surge pricing, but Massachusetts Republicans are having to deal with a candidate who’s just slightly…out there. > **[Massachusetts GOP Candidate Is A Neo-Nazi Who Wants To ‘Expel’ Jews And...](https://angrywhitemen.org/2024/02/27/massachusetts-gop-candidate-is-a-neo-nazi-who-wants-to-expel-jews-and-overthrow-the-government/)** > > On March 5, 2024, voters in Massachusetts’ First Suffolk District will choose two candidates — a man and a woman — for the Republican State Committee. One candidate, Lori Kauffman… ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/776 "2024-02-28T05:30:45Z")
It’s not about self-contol. It’s about him proving power over females. The weapon of choice, of course, is his member, but it’s not that he can’t control himself. He is controlling himself. The evil is in _how_ he controls himself to prove that power. > [@digs](#): > > I often wonder, do they not see us boomers just walking in and leaving with food while they’re dinking around? The ordering kiosk at my local McDonald’s has a search function. > [@Atamasama](#): > > My speculation is that these people, despite being young, aren’t particularly tech-savvy. If you really want to save time, just order on the app first then come pick it up. It’s even faster than traditional ordering since the transaction has already occurred and presumably your food is waiting for you when you arrive. Another nifty service from my local Micky Dee’s is delivery. It takes about five minutes for the scooter driver to get to my apartment from the two closest franchises (one is 1 km west of my apartment; the other is 1 km east). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/777 "2024-02-28T05:58:39Z")
No Wendy’s surge pricing? > **[Wendy’s clarifies 'dynamic pricing' system won't raise prices at peak times](https://www.today.com/food/restaurants/wendys-surge-pricing-rcna140601)** > > The company is clarifying that there are “no plans” to raise prices at high-demand times. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/778 "2024-02-28T06:05:47Z")
Here, at least, it’s location-based. If I order from home, it will generally be just getting finished as I walk in to pick it up. It’ll switch from a waiting order to an in-progress order once I get to within about one-eighth of a mile (if I’m set to pick up in the lobby). This differs if set to pick up through the drive-through; that doesn’t start until I give my code at the speaker. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/779 "2024-02-28T07:48:15Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I often wonder, do they not see us boomers just walking in and leaving with food while they’re dinking around? Like anything else, if you get used to it, it’s fast. When I was working in one job, I’d go to McDonalds once a week and since I always eat the same thing, it was much quicker than waiting in the line of people at the cashiers. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496/780 "2024-02-28T09:27:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Wendy’s is clarifying what the company’s CEO meant in a recent call with analysts when he said the fast food chain plans to roll out “dynamic pricing.” “Clarifying” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence. “We didn’t realize this was gonna go viral” is more like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-evil-mfers-in-the-news-thread/983496.md?page=40)